Automobile engine-cranking apparatus



April 17, 19 28. 1.666,432

W. D. VlNEY AUTOMOBILE ENGINE CRANKING APPARATUS Filed April 22. 1927 2 Sheets Sheet 1 Inventor A ril 17, 1928. 1,666,432

W. D. VlNEY I AUTOMOBILE ENGINE CRANKING APPARATUS Filed April 22. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Attornqy Patented Apr. 17, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT'OF'FICE.

ILL AM n. vINEY, or sAL'rFoRK, OKLAHOMA.

AUTOMOBILE ENG INE-CRANKING APPARATUS.

Application filed April 22, 1927. J Serial No. 135,719.

The present invention relates" to an apparatus for cranking automobiles and like.

number of times to bring into firing op,

eration all of the cylinders of the engine, thus making the starting of the engine more sure than with the ordinary hand crank now in common use.

A still further important object of the inventionlies in the provision of a mechanism of this nature which is comparatively is simple in its structure,'in view of its advantages, is thoroughly simple, eflicient and reliable in operation, not likely to easily become out of order and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed. 5

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the inventionresides in certain novel features of construction and in the 2 combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fullydescribe d and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of an automobile showing my improved cranking apparatus mounted thereon. a

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of themechanism..

Figure 3 is a longitudinalhorizontal sec tion taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, looking downwardly.

Figure 4: is a perspective view of a rocker used in the apparatus.

Figure 5 is a detail and Figure (w is a vertical transverse section taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the numeral 5 denotes a bar which is adapted to be disposed across the front of the chassisof the automobile be low the crank shaft thereof and to be held in place by straps 6 and 7 or in any other suitable manner. Standards 7 rise upwardly from the center of the bar 5 and have journaled therein a shaft 8 with a ratchet head 9 on one end to engage the usual ratchet head on the crank shaft of an engine. A gear 10 is fixed tothe shaft 8 between the standards 7 view of the gearing,

A rod 11 is pivoted to the bar 5 as at.

12. Alever 13 is pivoted to the rod 11 as at 14. A loop bracket 15 is secured, as at 16 to the bar 5 and the rod 11 extends therethrough and is limited in its swinging movementby the loop 15. pivotally engaged at one end as at 18, to an intermediate portion of the lever 13. A rocker R has a solid intermediate portion 20 A ratchet bar 17 is c with an opening 21 extending therethrough.

A frame 22 projects from one end of the intermediate portion 20 and spaced parallel arms 23 extend from the other end thereof and are connected adjacent the intermediate portion 20 by a pin 24. A pivot pin 25 is mounted. in an intermediate portion of the Vertically rising loop frame 26 attached to the bar 5 and this pin 25 extends through openings 28 in the intermediate portion of the arms23. A rod 29 is pivoted, as at 30 and has a notch 31 to engage the end-of the frame 22. A spring 32 is engaged with the rod 29 and the pin 24. A link 33 con- '17 is engagedv with the ratchet of the com-- bine structure 35 and the gear of this combine structure is meshable with the gear 10, when the rocker is rocked in a clockwise direction in Figure 2.

When the parts are disposedasshown in. Figure2, it will be seen that the lever 13 may be rocked to the left, causing the link 33 to swing the rod 29 to disengage the notch 21 from the frame 22 on the rocker R, and at the same time tension the spring so as to cause the rocker to rock in a clockwise direction and mesh the gear of the combine structure 35 with the gear 10 and further movement of the lever 1.3 to the left will continue to tension the spring 32 and the the lever 13- is moved over to the position When i shown in Figure 2, it will cause the rod 29 to engage the frame 22 of the rocker R and swing said rocker to disengage the gear of the con'ibine structure 35 from the gear 10 and when the frame 22 is engaged with the notch 31, the parts will be held in this positiou.

lt is thought that the construction, operation, utility, and advantages of this structure will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art, without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in detail merelyby way of example, since in actual practice itattains the featurcs of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description. It will be apparent that char ges in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangenient of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my what I claim as new is:

1. In: a cranking apparatus ofthe class described, a bar adapted to be mounted transversely and horizontally at the front of an engine, a shaft, means for journaling the shaft on the bar, a gear on the shaft, a rocker, means for pivotally mounting the rocker intermediate its ends on the bar, a combined gear and ratchet wheel journaled on one end of the rocker, a lever, means for rockably mounting the lever on the bar, a ratchet bar on the lever engagealcle with the ratchet wheel of the combined ratchet wheel and gear, and spring means for normally swinging the rocker to mesh the gear of its combined ratchet wheel and gear structure with the first mentioned gear.

2. In a cranking apparatus of the class described, a bar adapted to be mounted invention,

transversely and horizontally at the front of an engine, a shaft, means for journaling the shaft on the bar, a gear on the shaft, a rocker, means for pivotally mounting the rocker intermediate its ends on the bar, a combined gear and ratchet wheel journaled at one end of the rocker, a lever, means for rockably mounting the lever on the bar, a ratchet bar on the lever engageable with the ratchet wheel on the combined ratchet wheel and gear, and spring means for nor mally swinging the rocker to mesh with the gear of its comhineratchet wheel and gear structure with the first mentioned gear, said means comprising an arm pivotally mount.- ed on the bar. a link connecting the arm and the lever, and a spring connecting the arm and the rocker.

3. In a cranking apparatus of the class descrihe .l a bar adapted to be mounted transversely and horizontally at the front of an engine, a shaft, means for journaling the shaft on the bar, a gear on the shaft, a rock er, means for pivotally mounting the rocker intermediate its ends on the bar, a combined gear and ratchet wheel journaled at one end of the rocker, a lever, means for mounting the lever rockably on the bar, a ratchet bar on the lever engageable with the ratchet wheel on the combined ratchet wheel and gear, spring means for normally swinging the rocker to mesh the gear of its combined 7 WILLIAM nfvmnv. 

